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W26.8XXD ICD-10-CM Code: Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W26.8D).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W26.8XXD in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Contact with tin can lid

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on W26.8XXD name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
    FY2017 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Relationships & Classification

Other codes that name W26.8XXD or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

1 Excludes2 notes: W45 (via W26.-).

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT029 — External cause codes: subsequent encounter.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (External cause codes: subsequent encounter).

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of W26.8XXD in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99) [Hierarchy]
  • W00-X58 — Other external causes of accidental injury [Hierarchy]
  • W20-W49 — Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin [Excludes2](via W26.-): “contact with other sharp object(s) (W26.-)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT029 — External cause codes: subsequent encounter [CCSR]

Nearest codes (20)

  • W26 — Contact with other sharp objects [Sibling]
  • W26.0 — Contact with knife [Sibling]
  • W26.0XXA — Contact with knife, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • W26.0XXD — Contact with knife, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • W26.0XXS — Contact with knife, sequela [Sibling]
  • W26.1 — Contact with sword or dagger [Sibling]
  • W26.1XXA — Contact with sword or dagger, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • W26.1XXD — Contact with sword or dagger, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • and 12 more

Change history

  • FY2017 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does W26.8XXD require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W26.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W26.8XXD in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • W26.2XXA — Contact with edge of stiff paper, initial encounter
  • W26.2XXD — Contact with edge of stiff paper, subsequent encounter
  • W26.2XXS — Contact with edge of stiff paper, sequela
  • W26.8 — Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified
  • W26.8XXA — Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
  • W26.8XXS — Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, sequela
  • W26.9 — Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)
  • W26.9XXA — Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), initial encounter
  • W26.9XXD — Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), subsequent encounter
  • W26.9XXS — Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), sequela

View all codes in the W26 family